Market for Alex Smith will be strong, Ian Rapoport says

[JakeF]

Market for Alex Smith will be strong, Ian Rapoport says
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network thinks the Chiefs could get a solid trade haul in return for Alex Smith.
Kirk Larrabee - 3 hours ago 0

The Kansas City Chiefs should have no problem finding a trade partner for Alex Smith this offseason and could come away with a strong haul in return, according to insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

Rapoport, who reported over the weekend the Chiefs would be listening to offers for Smith this offseason, was a guest on The Day Shift on 610 Sports Radio Kansas City Monday, where he was asked about the level of interest in Alex Smith and whether or not the Chiefs will be able to trade him.

"A lot," Rapoport said. "A lot, and yes."

Smith is coming off his best statistical season of his career as he threw for 4,042 yards in 2017 with 26 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a 104.7 passer rating. Rapoport says it's that performance along with what Smith can bring to a team's quarterback room that makes him such a hot commodity.

"He was number one in the NFL in passer rating," Rapoport said. "He is a great person, so if you trade for him and then draft a quarterback high, you will get someone who's going to help him. All you need to do is ask Patrick Mahomes. It's actually an amazing thing what a great person Alex Smith is because he's dealt with a lot of crap in his career despite mostly awesome and has come out the other side of it."

There have been several teams speculated to be good fits for Smith, with different situations among each of them. There's the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills, playoff teams that are still fighting quarterback woes; there's the Arizona Cardinals, a team whose starting quarterback, Carson Palmer, just retired, but still has enough talent to be competitive next season; and there's a team like the Cleveland Browns, who might be interested in acquiring Smith to not just help the team start winning again but to be a mentor to a quarterback they might select in the draft.

The latter situation might not seem like an ideal one to many quarterbacks, but Smith has done it before, and Rapoport thinks he might not have a problem doing it again.

"If I was a franchise quarterback, would I really want to help the guy who is brought in to replace me? I don't know," Rapoport said. "For some ridiculous reason, Alex Smith has done it several times, and he's continued to be a great guy. He's going to end up benefiting from all this because first of all, he's probably going to wind up being traded somewhere great. Second of all, I think his legacy will sort of live on and people will know what a good person he is."

Trading Smith would free up $17 million in cap space for the Chiefs, a much-needed amount for a team currently projected to be over the cap next year, and would also allow them to replenish some of the draft picks they traded away in multiple trades in recent months. It cost a 2013 second round pick and a 2014 conditional pick (which turned out to be another second round pick) for the Chiefs to acquire Smith from the San Francisco 49ers in 2013, and Rapoport thinks the Chiefs could get even more in return for Smith than that.

"I think they might do better this time," Rapoport said. "He is a hot commodity, and they are in unbelievable position."

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[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

Reading comprehension.

I have an idea, why dont you list all of tbe second half possesions and the result including how many 1st downs ,and points were scored..

This will prove to everyone we didnt have the ball

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Rakeem Nunez Roches didn't even suit up for the game, so I don't know what the **** you're talking about there. Jones going down shouldn't have tanked the team like it did. That is 100% on the defensive coordinator since its, you know, his JOB to COORDINATE the defense. Piece of shit should have been fired after the Indy debacle, and he should have been shot in the ****ing head after letting that shit happen AGAIN under his watch.

I never said RNR suited up for the game, we were already thin at the DL before CJ got hurt.

the defense at the end of that game consisted of.

Revis, Peters, Sorensen, Parker,

Zombo,Ragland, DJ, Houston

Bailey, Logan, Hamilton

Bold = Aids
Underline = old and ineffective
Italic= good player

see the problem(s) here?

[Sassy Squatch]

Literally the same defense that held the Titans to 3 points in the 1st half sans Jones.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by bigjosh

"21 points should be enough to win a playoff game"
-TiggerUnclefunk

Giants beat the Pats twice in the SB averaging just 19 points.


Fail harder ya dumb shit.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

Giants beat the Pats twice in the SB averaging just 19 points.


Fail harder ya dumb shit.

I bet they got a 1st down or some points in the second half

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

Giants beat the Pats twice in the SB averaging just 19 points.


Fail harder ya dumb shit.

In the 2018 playoffs, the average points scored per team per game is 22.75

So that seems to mean that to win in 2018, 8 and 10 years removed from the super bowls you are using as a reference, you would have to score 23 points to win using the law of averages. Go figure that 23 points would have beat the titans.

You fail harder, cock slurper

[Ming the Merciless]

I wonder what the record is of teams who get around 35 yards of offense and 1 first down in the second half?

I bet its not very good

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

So are you going to pretend that QB spys aren't a thing now?

The Chiefs were spying Mariota.

He outran the spies.

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

I wonder what the record is of teams who get around 35 yards of offense and 1 first down in the second half?

I bet its not very good

You would probably be hard pressed to find a team, other than the chiefs that only got 31 yards of production from their QB in the second half of a home playoff game.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by bigjosh

In the 2018 playoffs, the average points scored per team per game is 22.75

So that seems to mean that to win in 2018, 8 and 10 years removed from the super bowls you are using as a reference, you would have to score 23 points to win using the law of averages. Go figure that 23 points would have beat the titans.

You fail harder, cock slurper

Go figure you have proven my point that by dominating the time of possession, you effectively reduce the other team's ability to put up points.

Fail harder you uneducated dummy

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

The Chiefs were spying Mariota.

He outran the spies.

Mariota scrambled for a 1st down twice. Neither time there was a dedicated spy on him.

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

Go figure you have proven my point that by dominating the time of possession, you effectively reduce the other team's ability to put up points.

Fail harder you uneducated dummy

3 plays, 8 yards, punt (muffed and recovered)1:57 TOP
4 plays, -2 yards, missed FG 2:09 TOP
5 plays, 21 yards, punt 2:53 TOP
9 plays, 29 yards, turnover on downs 3:57 TOP

2.6 yards per play
zero points
2 first downs
in 4 possessions.
10:56 because they couldnt sustain a single drive

I feel like donald trump with all this winning.

[New World Order]

Originally Posted by bigjosh

3 plays, 8 yards, punt (muffed and recovered)1:57 TOP
4 plays, -2 yards, missed FG 2:09 TOP
5 plays, 21 yards, punt 2:53 TOP
9 plays, 29 yards, turnover on downs 3:57 TOP

2.6 yards per play
zero points
2 first downs
in 4 possessions.
10:56 because they couldnt sustain a single drive

I feel like donald trump with all this winning.

Now that's what I call ASS11

[Karlos]

Originally Posted by bigjosh

3 plays, 8 yards, punt (muffed and recovered)1:57 TOP
4 plays, -2 yards, missed FG 2:09 TOP
5 plays, 21 yards, punt 2:53 TOP
9 plays, 29 yards, turnover on downs 3:57 TOP

2.6 yards per play
zero points
2 first downs
in 4 possessions.
10:56 because they couldnt sustain a single drive

I feel like donald trump with all this winning.

I'm not going to defend the offence here, because the figures you noted speak for themselves. The offence though wasn't the grouping that was letting Henry run all over the field. The offence wasn't giving up 3rd down conversions left and right. While true, the offence couldn't sustain a drive to keep the Titans offence on the field, the defence clearly shit the bed the most here. They couldn't do anything. They had already given up a 9 minute TD drive before Smith and co. even had a chance to take the field in the 2nd half. It could been over half an hour since they'd been on the field. They aren't the first team that's lost rhythm after being off the field for so long. They also started to find their rhythm on those last 2 drives, their only two of the 4th quarter, but by that point the defence had irreparably screwed up.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

But hey just remember when losing your top receiving option (Kelce is easily replaceable by Harris, amirite) and your 3rd option already went down with an achilles injury for the season this has zero effect on an offense's ability to be productive. Absolutely not. In fact, Alex Smith should have thrown for 400 yards with Alligator arms Wilson, Demarcus I can't run the correct route Robinson, and Stone Hands Harris out there.

What happened when Brady lost his starting WR for the year early in the season, and then lost his fave TE in the championship game? Did he elevate his play and carry the offense, or did he get scared and run into a sack from a clean pocket while looking for excuses he couldn’t make a first down?